Discovery History +1 Sunday
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7:00 AM
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
The comedian meets a German tank crew
The comedian meets a German tank crew and climbs into the cockpit of one of its machines, similar to the ones used in the Battle of the Bulge
7:30 AM
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
The comedian meets Polish survivors of the Eastern Front
The comedian meets Polish survivors of the Eastern Front and hitches a ride in a T34 tank, one of the most advanced combat vehicles used during the Second World War
8:00 AM
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
Reuniting survivors of the 1st Commando and 1st Cheshire Regiments
The comic actor meets survivors of the 1st Commando and 1st Cheshire Regiments, reuniting them with survivors of the 21st Army Group, whom they fought alongside
8:30 AM
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
A visit to the site of Hitler's bunker in Berlin
The comedian visits the site of Hitler's bunker beneath the old Reichstag and meets survivors of the final siege on Berlin
9:00 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories.
Rory McGrath looks back at one of Britain's most famous military victories, the gory and glorious Battle of Trafalgar.
9:30 AM
Bloody Britain
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign.
Rory McGrath explores Mary Tudor's murderous reign, learning about various Tudor techniques for torture, and finds out how to burn a heretic.
10:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton visits a Cold War underground bunker
Bruce Crompton heads to a Cold War underground bunker that has been converted to a museum. The curator is looking for some Soviet era equipment to tell the other side of the story
11:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton heads to Finland looking for movie props
Military equipment collector Bruce Crompton heads to Finland looking for props, including Cold War Russian anti-aircraft guns, for a new blockbuster movie
12:00 PM
Combat Dealers
A Russian client seeks artefacts from the fall of Berlin
A Russian client seeks artefacts from the fall of Berlin. Bruce Crompton sees an opportunity to offload a German 88mm anti-tank weapon that was used in the battle
1:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Motorcycle adventurer Henry Cole is only about 1,500 kms from Darwin
Motorcycle adventurer Henry Cole is only about 1,500 kms from Darwin. After three days on the road he arrives in one of Australia's natural wonders - the Kakadu National Park
2:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henry Cole takes his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer on a 1500 mile ride.
Henry Cole takes his Metisse Steve McQueen Desert Racer on a 1500 mile ride of a lifetime.
3:00 PM
World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides
Henry Cole takes on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.
With the Metisse running smoothly and the sun shining, it's plain sailing for Henry Cole as he takes on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast.
4:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia
After four years of careful restoration, Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual
5:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell
6:00 PM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton is asked to find items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming
Bruce Crompton is asked to find Second World War spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London
7:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
The German tactic of blitzkrieg
The German tactic of blitzkrieg, literally lightning war, designed to create disorganisation among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower
8:00 PM
Greatest Events of World War II
Restored footage tells the story of Operation Sealion in a new light
Restored footage tells the story of how Hitler ordered Operation Sealion, the invasion of Great Britain, after France had fallen in 1940
9:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard meets a customer with exacting standards in Tyne and Wear
Drew Pritchard tries to meet the expectations of a customer with a taste for mid-century chic in Tyne and Wear, and a rare mirror catches his eye at a former friary
10:00 PM
Salvage Hunters
Drew Pritchard checks out unlikely animal items at Edinburgh Zoo
Drew Pritchard checks out unlikely animal items at Edinburgh Zoo and rummages through a historic textile mill in the Scottish borders for industrial furniture
11:00 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam search for vehicles in Cornwall
On the west coast of Cornwall, Henry and Sam search through 50 years of accumulated vintage vehicles, finding the first ever Lotus Elan and a pre-war Sunbeam
11:30 PM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove head to Oxfordshire
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove head to Oxfordshire, where Henry likes a tractor in blue and Sam falls for a Midget racer in a hedge
12:00 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry and Sam discover Norton motorbikes, Italian mopeds and French go-karts
In Somerset, Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove discover Norton motorbikes, Italian mopeds and French go-karts
12:30 AM
Shed and Buried
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove move on to Hertfordshire
Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove move on to Hertfordshire, where they find vintage cars, obscure tractors and rare British bikes from the 1950s
1:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell
2:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton hunts down relics of George S Patton
Bruce Crompton hunts down relics of one of the greatest military commanders of all-time, George S Patton. Then, he tries to close a deal worth £200,000
3:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia
After four years of careful restoration, Bruce Crompton races to get his Panther tank ready to ship to Australia. And, he discovers an interesting tank manual
4:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear
Bruce Crompton and his team, buy, repair and sell Second World War military gear, travelling the world in search of rare artefacts to restore and sell
5:00 AM
Combat Dealers
Bruce Crompton is asked to find items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming
Bruce Crompton is asked to find Second World War spy items that help tell the story of Ian Fleming and James Bond. First, he visits a debonair dealer in London